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About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 629 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732128
Area (hectares) 240.97 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 629
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is the 30th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 240.97 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Goalpara

The census records public bus service for Goalpara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goalpara from other places

Goalpara lies about 15 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Sripur Halt, about 7.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Goalpara
Nearest railway station Sripur Halt 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maldah Old 15 km
District headquarters Maldah 15 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 34 km

Villages closest to Goalpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maldah Old tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Goalpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalpara village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 30th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Goalpara village has 629 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Goalpara is 732128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalpara covers 240.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goalpara falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalpara is Sripur Halt, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goalpara.

Goalpara is about 15 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalpara is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district. Sripur Halt is about 7.4 km away. Maldah Old is about 15 km away. Maldah is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (5.5 km), Aihorani (6.9 km) and Kamaldighi (9.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Goalpara today is likely to be higher.

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